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Wednesday, May 20, 2009

20th May

High flying Great crested Grebe

The female departs after dropping of some light lunch.

Garganey: Drake still present.Great crested Grebe: One flew off high to the west at 7.20am.Sparrowhawk: A male was hunting above area 26.Swallow: One flew north at 1.00pm.Jackdaw: Two birds were perched by the lake at 7.30am, before flying off eastwards.Reed Warbler: Three birds were chasing each other in the reed beds at the nothern end of the lake, area 1.Siskin: One flew north at 6.25am, a fairly unusual date for this species.